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SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
7 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 10 critical, out of 48 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 4 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple and easy to use
From 3 comments
Looks good, very clean and nice. You should add the ability to create your own custom events, for instance I'm taking a trip to California and Las Vegas next month that I'm…
sodafountan on HNI used this website _all_ summer. Summer is awful. I know thats a controversial stance, but I take it. days.to/until/summer showed the days until summer ended. It was great!…
peterbsmith on HNFunctions well but its a bit difficult to absorb the information in the current layout. A tiny bit of space between events might be nice.
Taylor_OD on HN
Useful for finding upcoming events and countdowns
From 2 comments
I always search on Google "days til {event or date}" and the first link is always this site. This site is a big time saver
andrewpe on HNBut, you'd have to go do that search for Father's Day where this interface reminds you, like a Calendar, that something is coming up that maybe wasn't on your mind atm.
markmontymark on HN
Good SEO-friendly URLs like days.to/until/christmas
From 2 comments
Kind of dropped the ball on the url. days.to is great, but days.to/until/christmas is kind of wonky. I'd remove the /until/ part so it's just days.to/christmas
joshmanders on HNPersonally, I think the "url hack" is pretty cool; I like having both. It would be extra cool if it considered each person's local timezone.
tedmiston on HN
Objections
Missing events such as TV shows, sports teams and local festivals
From 5 comments
You should scrape a bit and populate this for TV shows. Neither "Rick and Morty" nor "Line of Duty" were there.
RodericDay on HNFor this to be somewhat useful should have much more data about every country in the world. I don't really care about any of those dates... maybe us elections because it has an…
leojg on HNSearched for my football club 'Chelsea'. No Results found.
nabaraz on HNNeat! Good form factor, as it lets me explore things I'd otherwise never think of (mostly, cultural events in other cultures), but... ...Doesn't have what I care about…
RangerScience on HNCool idea, I would love support for geolocated events. We have a set of country fairs in Connecticut that start in August and end in October. It would be a cool application for…
tmaly on HN
Ads on the side are distracting
From 1 comment
The aesthetic would be awesome if it weren't for those giant ads on the side. It throws off my days-till-Halloween vibe.
wybiral on HN
Moving background causes high CPU and fan noise
From 1 comment
Been using this site before and the only thing which bothers me is the moving background color. While it is a nice addition on desktop, it makes my 2015 Macbook's fans blow after…
Jhsto on HN
Inauguration Day shown on two dates
From 1 comment
Why does it have Inauguration Day on both January 19 and 20?
Phritzy on HN
Requests
Add custom user-created events
From 1 comment
Looks good, very clean and nice. You should add the ability to create your own custom events, for instance I'm taking a trip to California and Las Vegas next month that I'm…
sodafountan on HN
Add geolocated and local events
From 3 comments
Cool idea, I would love support for geolocated events. We have a set of country fairs in Connecticut that start in August and end in October. It would be a cool application for…
tmaly on HNGotta second the geolocated events, for most the fluff festival in Somerville MA isn't on their radar. For locals though, it's always on the back of our minds (this weekend by…
swalsh on HNCouple of comments: The URL days.to is cool, but from a comprehension point of view if the event is more than a month away, should start using weeks, then months, then years.…
stevewilhelm on HN
Add filtering by category such as removing sports
From 2 comments
Neat! Good form factor, as it lets me explore things I'd otherwise never think of (mostly, cultural events in other cultures), but... ...Doesn't have what I care about…
RangerScience on HNYes, filtering will definitely be added soon.
logiclabs on HN
Show a timeline view and calendar integration
From 3 comments
Just a design tip: the red border that separates the full date from the days till countdown is completely unnecessary. Also, a bit bigger dark gradient behind it would be nice.…
askopress on HNLove it. Althought I would prefer it be in a timeline fashion. It would make it more easy to skim with your eyes.
ChrisNorstrom on HNmaybe check out https://trakt.tv/, I have been using it for more than 3 years and it's absolutely amazing. It even has multiple mobile apps, I personally use SeriesGuide on my…
unknown2374 on HN
Questions
How is the site monetised through ad revenue
From 1 comment
Nice work. What kind of ad revenue are you getting?
asciimo on HN
Alternatives named
Episode Alert and EpisodeCalendar for TV show tracking
From 2 comments
I've been using episode-alert.com for the past year to track TV shows. Really useful. It also sends you an email when a new episode is out.
1_player on HNI've used http://episodecalendar.com/ for 1-2 years already, it's great.
smnscu on HN
Wolfram Alpha days-until queries
From 1 comment
Wolfram Alpha has similar functionality (minus the home page) http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=days+until+doctor+strange
ryanmonroe on HN
Big Day and Countdown Maker apps
From 2 comments
I use the iPhone app Big Day Lite for trips like that. http://bigdayapp.com
tedmiston on HNYou may find the following useful for creating custom events with a countdown timer: http://countdownmaker.com/ For example: http://countdownmaker.com/countdown/3vnlvm/
tylerjwilk00 on HN
Google search enhanced results
From 1 comment
This looks like kind of a fun project, but Google already returns at least some of this information in their enhanced search results (ex: "When is Fathers Day").
michaelbuckbee on HN